4.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Claremont Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Claremont Meadows
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong drive to work defines daily life in Claremont Meadows, where 71.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of these residents are in steady employment, with 60.5% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than most areas, it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
71.5% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 13.8%. Construction and retail trade also employ a significant share of residents at 10.4% and 9.6% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 17.7%, followed closely by professionals at 17.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.3% and community and personal service workers at 11.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Claremont Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10917/claremont-meadows/topic/employment